Fast rode the knight br With spurs, hot and reeking, br Ever waving an eager sword, br "To save my lady!" br Fast rode the knight, br And leaped from saddle to war. br Men of steel flickered and gleamed br Like riot of silver lights, br And the gold of the knight's good banner br Still waved on a castle wall. br . . . . . . . . . . . . br A horse, br Blowing, staggering, bloody thing, br Forgotten at foot of castle wall. br A horse br Dead at foot of castle wall.